Joule Unlimited has been on my radar for a little over a year now, but it has become the topic of much conversation — at least in Canada — after Globe and Mail columnist Neil Reynolds wrote about the innovative U.S. biotech company, which is … [Read more...]
Joule is cool, but not alone in quest for sunlight-to-fuel “game-changer”
Sunday 01/23/ By Leave a Comment
Georgia Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Closing
Monday 01/17/ By Leave a Comment
A lack of investment capitol is taking its toll on a Georgia cellulosic ethanol plant. According to media reports, the Range Fuels plant in Soperton will temporarily shut down after producing a small quantity of cellulosic ethanol. Range Fuels … [Read more...]
Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US
Monday 01/17/ By Leave a Comment
A recent white paper by Leslie Bromberg of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Wai K. Cheng of the Sloan Automotive Laboratory assessing the prospects for methanol as an alternative transportation fuel in the US concludes that methanol … [Read more...]
Paper & Wood Waste to be Mass Produced Into Car Fuel
Friday 01/14/ By Leave a Comment
Photo: Mascoma The first large-scale commercial operation to produce cellulosic ethanol (the kind of ethanol made not from corn or other grown crops, but from organic waste) in the US just got major backing from the oil industry, and will be … [Read more...]
POET cellulosic ethanol powers ‘EcoTrek’ national tour
Wednesday 01/12/ By Leave a Comment
POET cellulosic ethanol is powering a cross country road trip of the non-profit EcoTrek Foundation to showcase renewable fuels and educate the public about environmental issues. Read more.... … [Read more...]
DuPont Acquiring Danisco in $6.3B Deal
Tuesday 01/11/ By Leave a Comment
DuPont Dansico has been in a multi-year powerhouse partnership to develop cellulosic ethanol. Today, DuPont has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Danisco, a global enzyme and specialty food ingredients company to the tune of … [Read more...]
Qteros Closes $22M in Funding, Partners with Praj
Thursday 01/06/ By Leave a Comment
Qteros announced today a strategic partnership to accelerate commercialization efforts for industrial-scale cellulosic ethanol production with Praj Industries. The agreement will capitalize on Qteros’ CBP platform and Praj’s research … [Read more...]
Praj Industries and Qteros partner to accelerate global commercialization of cellulosic ethanol; Qteros closes Series C financing tranche
Wednesday 01/05/ By Leave a Comment
India-based Praj Industries Limited and Qteros, Inc., the developer of a Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) platform for low-cost production of cellulosic ethanol using the Q-microbe (earlier post), have formed a strategic partnership to accelerate … [Read more...]
Gene Opens Up More Potential Biomass for Biofuels
Monday 01/03/ By Leave a Comment
Researchers in Oklahoma have discovered the gene responsible for how dense of material a plant grows, and that discovery could open the door to more biomass for biofuels grown in the same amount of land. This press release from the Samuel Roberts … [Read more...]
New Yeast Strain Could Help Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Thursday 12/30/ By Leave a Comment
A collaborative effort has produced a yeast strain that speeds up the process of making ethanol from cellulosic materials. Researchers at the University of Illinois, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the University of California at Berkeley, … [Read more...]